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Meaning & Definition of Stumble in English

English

Stumble

/stəmbəl/

noun

1. An unsteady uneven gait

synonym:
  • lurch,
  • stumble,
  • stagger

2. An unintentional but embarrassing blunder

  • "He recited the whole poem without a single trip"
  • "He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
  • "Confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
synonym:
  • trip,
  • trip-up,
  • stumble,
  • misstep

verb

1. Walk unsteadily

  • "The drunk man stumbled about"
synonym:
  • stumble,
  • falter,
  • bumble

2. Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

  • "She stumbled over the tree root"
synonym:
  • stumble,
  • trip

3. Encounter by chance

  • "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
synonym:
  • stumble,
  • hit

4. Make an error

  • "She slipped up and revealed the name"
synonym:
  • stumble,
  • slip up,
  • trip up

Examples of using

Don't stumble over the rock.